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Derbyshire
Photographers' Profiles by Brett Payne, of Tauranga, New Zealand Laurence Studios of Leicester, Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool, Bristol, Burslem, Nottingham, Kettering, Norwich, Birmingham, Derby & Coventry |
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| Roger Vaughan, in his list of Bristol
Photographers 1852-1972, shows
the firm at 25 Bridge Street in Bristol from 1926 until 1939, with
additional premises at 126 Gloucester Road in 1937 and 1938.
The company Laurence (Portraits) Ltd. (registration number 219950) was
registered in 1927 [Source: entry in The
National Archives Catalogue]. A
1930 listing for Laurence (Portraits) Ltd at 158 Mount road, Leicester
has been found in the British Phone Directories on Ancestry. The Derby branch
may have operated in 1928. According to Sandy Barrie, who has extracted details from a large number of old trade directories, there were several branches of this studio, as follows, with approximate dates of operation:- 203 Corporation St., Birmingham: 1928-35 483 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham: 1928-35 25 Bridge Street, Bristol: 1926-1938 121 Friargate, Derby: 1928 Piccadilly Buildings, Kettering: 1928-1932 Granby Studio, 118 Granby Street, Leicester: 1932 (Head Office and Works) 158-164 Mount Road, Leicester: 1928 103 Byrom Street, Liverpool: 1927-1932 4 Redwell Street, Norwich: 1929 Exchange Walk, Nottingham: 1928 |
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Unidentified
young child with doll by Laurence Studios Undated, but probably taken c.1929-1931 Format: Mounted print Size: 134 x 171 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified young woman by Laurence Studios Undated, but probably taken in the 1930s Format: Post card Image © & collection of Roger Vaughan Notes |
| References
Images and information provided by Sandy Barrie, Roger Vaughan & Brett Payne Anon (1932) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1932, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Adamson, Keith I.P. (1997) Professional Photographers in Derbyshire 1843 - 1914, The PhotoHistorian, No. 118 Supplement, September 1997, ISSN 0957-0209. Courtesy of John Bradley. Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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